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Lath-like phases formed at an extremely high temperature in a Mg–RE (RE = rare earth)–Al alloy
Thermal stable intermetallic particles are important for the heat resistance of magnesium (Mg) alloys. In this work, many lath-like particles formed in α-Mg grains of a Mg–8Gd–3Sm–0.7Al casting alloy when heat...
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ZnO/ZnS heterostructure in N-doped porous carbon for anchoring–diffusion–conversion of polysulfides for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
The shuttle effect of polysulfides is one of the key factors hindering the commercialization of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs). Owing to their high conductivity and advantageous structure, heterostructures ca...
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Epidermal visualized health monitoring system based on stretchable and washable TPU hybrid conductive microtextiles
Electronic textiles, an emerging class of electronic technology, offer exciting opportunities for seamless integration with the human body. Numerous applications have been developed based on electronic textile...
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Atomistic study of inverse size effect induced by interfacial plasticity in pearlitic multi-principal element alloy
Owing to the fine nano-laminated structure, the pearlitic multi-principal element alloy (PMPEA) exhibits excellent mechanical and tribological properties. However, the incomplete understanding of the size effe...
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Pressure-driven metallization with significant changes of structural and photoelectric properties in two-dimensional EuSbTe3
Two-dimensional materials are widely considered to be highly promising for the development of photodetectors. To improve the performance of these devices, researchers often employ techniques such as defect eng...
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An ultrafast rechargeable hybrid potassium dual-ion capacitor based on carbon quantum dot@ultrathin carbon film cathode
Ultrafast rechargeable hybrid potassium dual-ion capacitors (HPDICs) were designed by employing carbon quantum dot@ultrathin carbon film (CQD@CF) as the cathode material. The designed CQD@CF is self-assembled ...
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Regulated reaction pathway of CO2 photoreduction into CH4 by metal atom pair sites
The carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction process involves complex protonation, making the resulting product often unpredictable. To achieve the desired product, it is crucial to manipulate the reaction steps. Herein, w...
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Inhibiting shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides by double metal selenides for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) have attracted the attention of more and more researchers due to the advantages of high energy density, environmental friendliness, and low production cost. However, the low ele...
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Construction of electron rich Fe active sites by FeCu alloy anchoring on carbon nitride for photocatalytic nitrogen reduction
Given the clean and inexhaustible solar energy from solar light, photocatalytic ammonia synthesis is extremely appealing. However, high electron–hole recombination rates and insufficient active sites severely ...
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Nanocavity enriched CuPd alloy with high selectivity for CO2 electroreduction toward C2H4
Electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction reaction is an effective way to convert CO2 into high value-added products, but the selectivity of Cu-based catalysts for C2+ products needs to be improved due to the high energy...
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RuCo alloy nanoparticles embedded within N-doped porous two-dimensional carbon nanosheets: a high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst
Develo** cost-effective electrocatalysts with high activity and stability especially at high current density is of great significance for the large-scale commercial application of electrochemical water split...
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Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction in FePt film with remanence due to decrease in domain walls
As an effective strategy to improve the properties of electrocatalysts, magnetic field-assisted electrocatalytic water splitting has attracted increasing attention recently. However, the corresponding enhancem...
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MOF-derived Cu embedded into N-doped mesoporous carbon as a robust support of PdAu nanocatalysts for ethanol electrooxidation
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted widespread attention due to their large surface area and porous structure. Rationally designing the nanostructures of MOFs to promote their application in ethanol...
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A novel Ce0.485Zr0.485Y0.03O2 composite oxide with surface do** of Y and its application in Pd-only three-way catalyst
The ceria-zirconia compound oxide-supported noble metal Pd (Pd@CZ) is widely used in three-way catalyst. Moreover, the surface structure of CZ plays an important role in catalytic activity of Pd. However, how ...
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Enhanced cycling stability and rate performance of Co-doped and La2O3-coated LiNi0.9Mn0.1O2 toward power battery
Ultra-high nickel layered oxide cathode material with high energy density is the most promising material to improve the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the poor structural...
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Al-doped ZnO/WO3 heterostructure films prepared by magnetron sputtering for isopropanol sensors
Metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) are ideal sensing materials for detecting volatile organic compounds due to their low cost, diversity, high stability, and ease of production. However, it remains a grand chal...
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Do** engineering of iron oxide nanoparticles towards high performance and biocompatible T1-weighted MRI contrast agents
Extremely small-sized iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are of great interest in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to their biosafety as an alternative to clinical gadolinium (III) complexes-based contrast a...
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Titanium nitride nanorod array/carbon cloth as flexible integrated host for highly stable lithium–sulfur batteries
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries have been regarded as promising energy-storage systems, due to their high theoretical capacity and energy density. However, the carbonaceous sulfur hosts suffer from weak bindin...
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Promotion of reactive oxygen species activated by nanosilver surface engineering for resistant bacteria-infected skin tissue therapy
Nanosilver has been regarded as a promising alternative to traditional antibiotics for fighting pathogen-associated infections due to its efficacy toward a broad spectrum of pathogens. However, bacterial resis...
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Texture evolution behavior and anisotropy of 2A97 Al–Li alloy during recrystallization at elevated temperature
2A97 Al–Li alloy was cold-rolled to 2 mm and then thermally exposed at different temperatures for 1 h and at 723 K for different time, respectively. The texture evolution behavior and the anisotropy of 2A97 Al...